Designed as a reference as well as a junior- or senior-level textbook, this book is designed to help physics undergraduates acquire an appreciation of the mathematical basis of physical theories and achieve the expected level of competence in mathematical manipulations. It comprises topics prerequisite to the study of the standard undergraduate courses in physics, and topics for advanced students, including vector calculus, matrices, and Fourier series and transforms.

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About the Author:

Chun Wa Wong is at University of California at Los Angeles.

Review:

"Blends the study of mathematical methods with the utilization of these techniques in the exploration of physical systems. . . . a highly concentrated presentation of ideas. . . . provides exscellent insight into how mathematics is utilized in the exposition of science as demonstrated inapplications chosen from physics." --American Scientist